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		<title>Hedge Fund ETFs Not a Big Hit Yet</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/hedge-fund-etfs-not-a-big-hit-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that seek to replicate strategies used by hedge funds remain a small part of the business although two ETFs in the category have each gathered $200 million in assets.
The largest “hedge fund” ETFs are WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEArca: WDTI) and IndexIQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker (NYSEArca: QAI).
ETFs in the space are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs Scream Risk-Off</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etfs-scream-risk-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 15:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds hitched to virtually every asset class are flashing serious warning signs as markets react with fear to the possibility of a Greek exit from the euro.
Whether you look at ETFs tracking stocks, bonds, commodities or currencies, it’s not a pretty picture. The Dow was down more than 150 points in midday trading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs as ‘Disruptive Technology’</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etfs-as-%e2%80%98disruptive-technology%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etfs-as-%e2%80%98disruptive-technology%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the world of capital markets, the exchange traded fund is a textbook case of a “disruptive technology,” says ConvergEx Group chief market strategist Nicholas Colas.
The first ETF in the U.S., SPDR S&#38;P 500 (NYSEArca: SPY), was launched 19 years ago and the business has mushroomed to over $ 1 trillion in total assets.
Citing Clayton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Emerging Market Small-Caps</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-emerging-market-small-caps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-emerging-market-small-caps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DGS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EWX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerging market exchange traded funds that focus on small-cap stocks have more growth potential than large-caps. Although these smaller counterparts are a bit riskier, they can add more exposure to a portfolio.
&#8220;International equities provide diversification benefits to U.S.  investors through exposure to different economies and currencies.  Generally speaking, small-cap funds can provide better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low-Volatility ETF Beating the Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/low-volatility-etf-beating-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/low-volatility-etf-beating-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P 500]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Volatility]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Typically, safe and boring equities picks come with reduced risk and limited potential returns, but low-volatility exchange traded funds, which have gained a robust following after the large market swings last year, are proving that a fund may perform even with a conservative approach.
For instance, since launching last May, the Powershares S&#38;P 500 Low Volatility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Inflation Protection</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-inflation-protection/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-inflation-protection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on IQ Real Return ETF (NYSEArca: CPI), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $28.6 million.
Objective: The IQ Real Return ETF tries to reflect the performance of the IQ Real Return Index, which tries to provide a hedge against U.S. inflation rate by generating &#8220;real return,&#8221; or a return above the inflation rate. [TIPS ETFs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volatility ETFs: Checking in on the TVIX Premium</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/volatility-etfs-checking-in-on-the-tvix-premium/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/volatility-etfs-checking-in-on-the-tvix-premium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN (NYSEArca: TVIX) was up 3% on above-average trading volume Thursday and set to close higher for the fifth straight session.
The exchange traded note, which provides leveraged exposure to VIX futures, has been rising on Eurozone debt fears and weaker economic data. The CBOE Volatility Index or VIX is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volatility ETN Breaks 50-Day Average for First Time in Six Months</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/volatility-etn-breaks-50-day-average-for-first-time-in-six-months/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/volatility-etn-breaks-50-day-average-for-first-time-in-six-months/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $2.1 billion volatility-linked exchange traded note rose above its 50-day simple moving average on Tuesday for the first time since November 2011 as stocks retreated for the third straight day on fears Greece will drop out of the euro.
The iPath S&#38;P 500 VIX Short-term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXX) gained 5.3% on Tuesday on above-average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Total Stock Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-total-stock-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-total-stock-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ISI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVW]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SCHB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early last week we noticed huge trading activity in a diversified ETF that generally trades by appointment only. SPDR DJ Wilshire Total Market (NYSEArca: TMW) saw more than 2 million shares exchange hands versus average daily volume of approximately 44,000 shares, and over $260 million flowed into the fund via the resulting creation activity.
The ETF [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Waiting Out the Stock Market with Preferred, High-Yield ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/waiting-out-the-stock-market-with-preferred-high-yield-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/waiting-out-the-stock-market-with-preferred-high-yield-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Yield Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HYG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stock investors have been frustrated with the choppy action in markets the past several weeks as they wait for the next major trend to develop.
Analysts are wondering if a run at the all-time highs from 2007 is in the cards, or if the S&#38;P 500 will succumb to worries over the Eurozone debt crisis and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day: Short ETFs for Small-Caps</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/chart-of-the-day-short-etfs-for-small-caps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/chart-of-the-day-short-etfs-for-small-caps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leveraged inverse ETF has seen notable inflows in recent sessions as the Russell 2000 has stalled somewhat after an impressive rally late last week.
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X (NYSEArca: TZA) has taken in nearly $150 million in new assets via creation activity in recent trading days, which equates to more than 20% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volatility Shunned as VIX ETN Nears One-Year Low</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/volatility-shunned-as-vix-etn-nears-one-year-low/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/volatility-shunned-as-vix-etn-nears-one-year-low/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 17:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one seems to want to buy volatility. The largest exchange traded product indexed to VIX futures fell more than 3% on Tuesday and is languishing near its 52-week low.
The $1.8 billion iPath S&#38;P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXX) has been trading lower the past three weeks along with the CBOE Volatility Index, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIX ETFs Sputter as S&amp;P 500 Tries to Break Range</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/vix-etfs-sputter-as-sp-500-tries-to-break-range/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/vix-etfs-sputter-as-sp-500-tries-to-break-range/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest exchange traded product indexed to VIX futures is on a four-day losing streak as the S&#38;P 500 tries to break out of its recent doldrums on better-than-expected first quarter earnings.
The $1.7 billion iPath S&#38;P VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXX) was on track for a weekly loss of 9% in afternoon trading Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: U.S. Large-Cap Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-spotlight-u-s-large-cap-stocks-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/etf-spotlight-u-s-large-cap-stocks-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ELR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large-Caps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some investors looking for broad-based exposure to U.S. large-cap stocks use ETFs tracking this market segment as a core holding in a diversified portfolio.
The SPDR Dow Jones Large Cap ETF (NYSEArca: ELR) earns an overweight ranking from S&#38;P Capital IQ.
&#8220;We think it is appropriate to put a large-cap focused ETF security like ELR into the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nasdaq-100 ETF Trailing Market as Apple Results Loom</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/nasdaq-100-etf-trailing-market-as-apple-results-loom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/nasdaq-100-etf-trailing-market-as-apple-results-loom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent weakness in shares of tech leviathan Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) has resulted in the Nasdaq-100 and ETFs pegged to the benchmark underperforming the broader market. Bulls are hoping Apple&#8217;s quarterly results after Tuesday&#8217;s closing bell can reverse the trend.
What should be concerning to bulls is the churning activity in the Nasdaq-100, which has been predominantly [...]]]></description>
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